Josefine Charoline Kaspersdatter, f.21.01. 1861 i Trondenes

[Irene Olaug Pettersen]

Jeg vet at to av min mors tanter reiste til Amerika.

Josefine Charoline Kaspersdatter, f. 21.01. 1861 i Trondenes. Hun gifta seg 17.06. 1880 i Trondenes med Nils Lodversen.
De reiste til Amerika i juni 1880, men jeg vet ikke hvor de reiste og hvordan de bostatte seg.
Jeg vet at de fikk 10 barn.

Theodora Christiane Kaspersdatter, f. 14.12. 1867 i Trondenes. Hun reiste ugift til Amerika i juni 1889, men jeg vet ikke hvordan og hvor hun reiste. Hun ble gift og fikk 10 barn hun også, men noe mer om henne vet jeg ikke .

Er det noen som kan hjelpe meg å finne ut av dette?

Mvh. Irene.

[Bente Lillian Skjager]

Hei!

I følge emigrantlistene, reiste Nils og Josefine til Benson, Minnesota: (Josefine 2 trykk videre på "neste") http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/ge ... 0000064497


Veldig greit med eksakt fødselsdato på alle som etterlyses! Nils født 1.2.1846 i følge vigsel:
Kildeinformasjon: Troms fylke, Trondenes, Ministerialbok nr. 15 (1878-1889), Ekteviede 1880, side 11.
Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?i ... x_side=-13

Mvh Bente

[Margit R Bakke]

Name: Josefine Torgerson
Age: 39
Birth Date: Jan 1861
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1900: Lenora, Griggs, North Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1880
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nils L Torgerson
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 8
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nils L Torgerson 54
Josefine Torgerson 39
Klara Torgerson 15
Kara Torgerson 12
Theodore Torgerson 9
Klarence Torgerson 6
Manley Torgerson 3

[Margit R Bakke]

Report issue

Name: Josepine Torgerson
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1920: Lenora, Griggs, North Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1880
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
[Widow]
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Native Tongue: Norwegian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur R Torgerson 19
Josepine Torgerson 59
Theodore Torgerson 27
Elvina Torgerson 37
Manley Torgerson 16

[Margit R Bakke]

1885 North Dakota Census Records:
ED Name Age Relation Occupation Nativity Address City County

43-024-02 Torgeson, Nels L. 39 Husband Farmer & blacksmith Norway Griggs
43-024-03 Torgerson, Josephine 24 Wife Norway Griggs
43-024-04 Torgerson, Elvina Caspera 3 Daughter MN Griggs
43-024-05 Torgeson, Clara Marie 4/12 Feb Daughter Dakota Griggs

[Bente Lillian Skjager]

Name: Nels Torgerson
[Nels Forgerson]
Age in 1910: 65
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1910: Lenora, Griggs, North Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1881
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Josephine Forgerson
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Nels Torgerson 65
Josephine Torgerson 49
Theodore Torgerson 19
Clarence Torgerson 15
Arther Torgerson 10
Manley Torgerson 7
Emil Boolrud 21
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[Margit R Bakke]

Pioneer Nels Torgerson was born in Nörd Frön, Gulbransdol, Norway on February 1, 1846. He went to sea at an early age, engaged in fishing, going as far North as Lofotan, a famous fishing area. Also he traveled to Nordland, where he met Josephine Casperson, whom he married. She was born January 21, 1861 at Harstad, Vesterölin, Norway.

They migrated from Norway, coming to Appleton, Minnesota in 1880, where Nels Torgersons parents were living, having arrived from Norway a few years before. They stayed there three years, left for North Dakota, and settled by the Sheyenne River in 1883 in what is now the Southeast quarter of Section 26, Pilot Mound Township, Griggs County.

Their first home was a dug out in a hillside. The following year-they built a sod house, which was covered with long logs, willows, reeds and grass. This was to be their home for nine years. Nels Torgerson made plow shares and did blacksmith work for the early settlers. One snow winter neighbors found them completely snowed in and no way could they have gotten out without their help.

In 1892 they moved to Looking Glass Prairie, West half of Section 35 homestead in Lenora Township, Griggs County. Here they began farming and breaking up land. Here they lived in a one-room house. Later years additional rooms were added. Here too in the snow winters, the house was covered. One time snow had to be shoveled into the room in order to get out.

They had a family of ten children:

Christian, died in infancy, Edwin, Elvina, Clara, Kaia, Theodore, Clarence, Manley, Arthur and a second Manley named after the first, who died quite young.

Nels Torgerson also homesteaded near Banbs, North Dakota McKenzie County in 1912. There Nels Torgerson accidentally met his death September 4, 1914. He slipped off the buggy going down hill and the fall broke his neck.

Mrs. Torgerson and family continued to live at Banbs another five years, returning then to the original homestead in Lenora Township. Mrs. Torgerson died February 14, 1920.

Nels Torgerson was with the original group that helped organize the Ottawa Lutheran congregation and church. Mrs. Torgerson was one of the first presidents of the Ottawa Ladies Aid.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 382

[Margit R Bakke]

Name: Arthur R Torgerson
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Lenora, Griggs, North Dakota, United States
District: 0015
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Birthplace: North Dakota
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Household ID: 43
Line Number: 21
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1736
GS Film number: 2341470
Digital Folder Number: 004547409
Image Number: 00465


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Arthur R Torgerson Head M 29 North Dakota
Manley Torgerson Brother M 26 North Dakota
Clara Seim Sister F 45 North Dakota
Alving Torgerson Sister F 47 Minnesota
Gladys I Seim Niece F 19 North Dakota
Eugene V Seim Nephew M 16 North Dakota
Edith M Seim Niece F 13 North Dakota
Katherine H Seim Niece F 11 North Dakota



Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XKVQ-JPH : accessed 26 February 2015), Arthur R Torgerson, Lenora, Griggs, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0015, sheet 3A, family 43, line 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1736; FHL microfilm 2,341,470.

[Margit R Bakke]

Mr. and Mrs. Nels Torgerson
Griggs County 1879-1976 Lenora Township

Mr. and Mrs. Nels Torgerson lived on a farm in the N 1h of Section 35, Lenora Township. Two sons were born to them, Arthur in 1900 and Manley in 1903. In 1913 they rented the farm to Carl Overby and they moved to McKenzie County where Nels Torgerson had homesteaded some time before. Nels died there in 1914 *

In 1919, Manley, Arthur and their mother came back to their farm in Lenora Township where Manley and Arthur began farming. Their mother died in 1920. Their sister, Clara and family came to make their home with them when her husband, Adolph Seim died. Clara made her home there until her death.

Arthur married Clara Dock from Aneta in 1950 and remained on the farm until his wife's death in 1960. He retired then and moved to Aneta. In 1967 he married Thenora (Myer) Svaren and they continue to live in Aneta.

Manley married Josephine Trostad in 1939. They built a new home on the place Manley had purchased, W 1h of Section 36, Lenora Township. After farming for 48 years, Manley retired in 1967. They still live on the farm and Manley does carpenter work.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 350

[Margit R Bakke]

Death

TORGERSON, NELS L 09/04/1914 McKenzie MALE 68 Years 02/01/1846 North Dakota McKenzie

TORGERSON, JOSEPHINE C 02/13/1920 Griggs FEMALE 59 Years 99/99/9999 North Dakota Griggs

[Irene Olaug Pettersen]

Tusen takk for god hjelp, men jeg lurte også på hvor det ble av Josefines søster, Theodora Christiane kaspersdatter.

Er det noen som kan hjelpe her?

Mvh. Irene.

[Margit R Bakke]

A possible, you do not give much information.

IT IS HER:

Theodora C Casperson
Birth Dec 1868 in Norway
Death

Name: Theodora Torgerson
Age: 31
Birth Date: Dec 1868
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1900: Shible, Swift, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1888
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Torgerson
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 5
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Torgerson 41
Theodora Torgerson 31
Elida M Torgerson 8
Clara J Torgerson 4
Lydia R Torgerson 2
Alfred L Torgerson 4/12
Rajnild Torgerson 86
Maren Pederson 71
Esten Hanson 25
Christian Torgerson 22

[Margit R Bakke]

Walter Conrad Torgerson

Walter Conrad Togerson was born on March 25, 1905, at Appleton, Minnesota, the son of John and Theordia C. (Casperson) Torgerson.

Walter began his barbering career in Montevideo, Minnesota, following his graduation from barber school. Following his marriage, the couple moved to Currie, Minnesota, where he barbared until 1941 when the family came to Clarkfield and he purchased the Skaug barber shop.

On November 30, 1932, he was united in marriage to Helen Hanson at Boyd, Minnesota, by Rev. P.O. Wee. To this union, two children were born, Joan and Curtis.

He passed away at his home suddenly, Saturday, February 24, 1968, at the age of 62 years.

He is survived by his widow, Helen; daughter, Joan (Mrs. Orville Stevens) of Denver, Colorado; son, Curtis, at home; grandson, James Conrad; one sister, Mrs. Lydia Kuno of Montevideo; nieces and nephews and a number of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Alfred, Hjalmer, Oscar; and sisters: Lyda, Clara and Agnes.

IN MEMORY OF
WALTER C. TORGERSON

Born March 25, 1905 ~ Passed away February 24, 1968

Funeral Services
Wednesday, February 28, 1968, 2:00 p.m.
Community Bible Church, Montevideo, Minnesota

Officiating, Rev. Edward R. Haspany

Organist, Mrs. Marvin Hildahl

Soloist, Mrs. Arden Lynne
"Under His Wing"
"Jesus Whispers Peace"

Soloist, Mrs. Arnold Johnson, Jr.

Casket Bearers
Myron Kuno ~ Milo Hanson
Wayne Kuno ~ Wayne Hanson
Nelton Swenson ~ Russell Hawkinson

Final Resting Place
Clarkfield City Cemetery
Clarkfield, Minnesota

Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891
Clarkfield Minnesota

[Irene Olaug Pettersen]

Tusen takk for hjelpa.

Irene.

[Margit R Bakke]

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Report issue

Name: Curtis M Torgerson
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1939
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Minnesota
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Currie, Murray, Minnesota
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Mill Street
Sheet Number: 1A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter C Torgerson 35
Helen C Torgerson 31
Joan M Torgerson 5
Curtis M Torgerson 1
Esther Forsberg 22

[Bente Lillian Skjager]

Theodora 1910:

Name: Theodora C Torgerson
Age in 1910: 42
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1910: Shible, Swift, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1888
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Torgerson
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Torgerson 51
Theodora C Torgerson 42
Elida M Torgerson 18
Clara J Torgerson 14
Lydia R Torgerson 12
Alfred L Torgerson 10
Vjalmar F Torgerson 8
Walter Torgerson 5
Oscar W Torgerson 3
Agnes S Torgerson 0
[7/12]
Harry Ulricks 20

Theodora 1920:

Theodora K Torgerson
[Theodore K Torgerson]
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1920: Shible, Swift, Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1888
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John L Torgerson
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Native Tongue: Norwegian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John L Torgerson 61
Theodora K Torgerson 52
Lydia R Torgerson 22
Alfred L Torgerson 19
Hjalmer T Torgerson 17
Walter C Torgerson 14
Oscar W Torgerson 12
Ida Anderson 6

[Margit R Bakke]

Name of Deceased: Dorothy P. Torgerson
[Dorothy P. (2002)]
Gender: F (Female)
Death Date: 6 Mar 2009
Obituary Date: 15 Mar 2009
Newspaper Title: Granite Falls Advocate Tribune
Newspaper Location: Clarksfield, MN, USA
Residence (at time of death): Clarkfield
Spouse's Name: Curtis Torgerson
Father's name: Paul Pedersen (2002)
Mother's name: Synova
Childrens' Names: Mark; Mark and Michelle (William)
Siblings' Names: Carol, Pamella and Diane; Gerald, Earl, Bertel, and David
Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1969

Dorothy Patricia Torgerson of Clarkfield, Minnesota, born on January 18, 1933, went to our Savior on Friday, March 6, 2009, at her home after a courageous battle against ALS.

Dorothy grew up on a farm near Valley City, North Dakota. She was the oldest of eight siblings. She attended Green Country School before graduating from Valley City College High in 1952.

Having her fill of caring for seven other siblings she quickly moved to Fargo, North Dakota. A few years later Dorothy moved to Colorado in 1957 where she gave her life to the Lord. She then returned to North Dakota, to acquire a two year teaching degree at Valley City State Teachers College in 1963. After which she moved to Columbia Falls, Montana, where she taught third grade for three years before returning to college to complete her four year degree. She then taught in Granite Falls Elementary, Granite Falls, Minnesota, from the fall of 1967 to 1970 during which time she met and married Curtis Torgerson of Clarkfield, Minnesota, on July 19, 1969.

They had two children: Mark born in 1970 and Michelle in 1974. In 1975 Dorothy began teaching again as a Title 1 Teacher at H.A. Hagg Elementary School in Clarkfield, until she officially retired in 1999 after 27 years of service to Yellow Medicine East District.

Dorothy loved to sew and after retirement, quilting quickly became a passion of hers. However, her personal hobbies always took a back seat to the needs of others. She volunteered at Special Touch summer camp near Fosston, Minnesota, for challenged children for many years, went on a mission trip to Belize, sponsored four different children in third world countries, taught Sunday School for many years, served on the board at the Valhalla Apartments and always reached out to those needing a hand.

For those not needing a helping hand, there was always a hot cup of coffee upon your arrival and if you were fortunate, a delicious treat from the kitchen.

Dorothy is survived by her husband Curtis; children: Mark and Michelle (husband William); mother Synova; brothers: Gerald, Earl, Bertel, and David; sisters: Carol, Pamella and Diane; god children: Lynn Pedersen and Kirsten (Pedersen) Gulden.

Her father, Paul Pedersen (2002) and mother Ruth Falstad (1939) preceded Dorothy.

Family links:
Parents:
Paul A Pedersen (1906 - 2002)
Ruth Falstad Pedersen (1913 - 1939)

Sibling:
Dorothy Patricia Pederson Torgerson (1933 - 2009)
Robert Gerald Pedersen (1935 - 2015)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Clarkfield Cemetery
Clarkfield
Yellow Medicine County
Minnesota, USA

[Margit R Bakke]

Good job Bente! I have the Swift County biographical book and will look them up. The book IS NOT indexed so it may take a while.
I went through the whole book and none of the Torgerson family were listed.

[Irene Olaug Pettersen]

Hei!

Atter en gang, tusen takk for god hjelp! Jeg fikk forklaring på mye her.

Irene.